Jamaica+Leonardo

Jamaica

Jamaica is a country with violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy. they have established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. It is located in the caribbean. It is a rleativley small island.
 * Introduction:**


 * Population:** There are 2,889,187 people in jamaica.


 * Birth rate**:18.89 births/1,000 population


 * Death Rate:** 6.59 deaths/1,000 population


 * Net migratin rate:** -5.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population

total: 14.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births
 * infant mortality Rate:**

**population growth rate**: 0.714%

total population: 73.43 years male: 71.78 years female: 75.15 years
 * Life expectancy**:

**Doubling Time**: 98 Years

Jamaica is a small island which is why they have about 3 million people living on it. Jamaica has a high population birth rate due to the way they live. It also has a very low death rate which could mean they are starting te resolve their crime issues. Net migration rate is pretty low which means not a lot of people migrate to jamaica. Jamaica has got 14.3 deaths per year on babies just born or a year old, this could mean they need a better health system in their country. jamaicas population is growing on a small rate due because jamaica is a small island. People in jamaica are expected to live about 73 years old, 73 years old is a lot of years but one could hope to live more. In 98 years which means in 98 years they will double the amount of their population.

it is on the 3rd stage but the whole country is not in the same stage, some areas are richer and entering the 4th stage, while some areas are poor and stuck in the 2nd stage.
 * What stage of the Demographic Transition Model this country is in? **


 * Population issues: **

AIDS in Jamaica has a 1.5 percent prevalence of the adult population estimated to be hiv positive and no significant change over the last five years and therefore Jamaica appears to have stabilized its HIV/AIDS.


 * Leonardo Zuniga **


 * Reference: **

www.wikipedia.com www.state.gov cia world factbook